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The Pine Needle Press Volume 32 Issue 5 Pine Tree Quilt Guild May 2016 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A newsletter of the Pine Tree Quilt Guild of Nevada County, having taken root in the fabric of the Grass Valley community since 1984. Published monthly except August.
11255 Banner Mine Way, Nevada City 95959 www.PineTreeQuiltGuild.com
June Program NotesJune will bring Judy Coates Perez , Creative Alchemist, as our speaker and presenter for the June workshop. She’s a cover girl! See Machine Quilting cover on the right. She has a very creative and colorful website at http://www.judycoatesperez.com. Check her out before June!
With Heidi’s usual enthusiasm, here is how she described Judy’s article in Machine Quilting…at the May meeting she TOTALLY FORGOT to show [me] the quilting magazine that just came out! Judy Coates Perez is on the cover!! It's called
Machine Quilting. And she has a HUGE spread inside. She later emailed me that the article is a four page spread and very impressive.
June Meeting is June 7th Workshop is June 8th at SDA This class is like an action packed intro to mixed-media techniques on fabric, everything you always wanted to know but were afraid to try on your own! Class is $30 for PTQG members and $40 for non-members, plus $25 supply fee which includes fabric, imagery, art papers, printed tea bags, CD, use of pencils, paint, paint sticks, stencils. To reserve your spot contact Anne Wilson [email protected].
QUILT SHOW NEWS Even though this is the May newsletter, it’s coming out before the show, so there are a few reminders ……page 4
Party Party Party
May Meeting May 3rd 6:30 PM Grass Valley Charter School
No Speaker Workshop
Come and celebrate your hard work at the 2016 PTQG Quilt Show. Show and Tell and cake!
2016 Officers & Board Members 8 Financial Information 3 Patchwork Star 7
Programs and Workshops 1 General Meeting Minutes online President’s Message 2
Affiliates 6, 9 Guild Meeting Dates 2 Quilting Events 5
Anniversaries/Birthdays 9 Guild Challenge 3 Quilt Show Information 4Board Mtg Minutes online Guild Decal 5 Scholarship Info 5
Community Service/Drop-in & Sew 6 Home Workshop 3 Share & Care 9
Opportunity Quilt 2018 5
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Meeting Location Day of the Month & Time May
Table of Contents
General Meeting Seventh Day Adventist Church, 1st Tuesday at 6:30pm 3rdOsborne Rd. GV
Speaker Workshop Seventh Day Adventist Church, GV Wednesday after General Mtg NAPTQG Board Meeting Eskaton Village, 49er Room, GV 2nd Thursday, at 6:30pm 12thNewsletter Deadline [email protected] 5pm Saturday after Board Mtg 14thJunior Quilters Salvation Army, Alta St. GV 2nd Saturday at 10:30 am 14thCommunity Service Eskaton, Ridge Road, Nevada City 3rd Tuesday, 9:00-3:00 17thDrop-In ‘n Quilt LDS Church, Hollow Way, NC 4th Thursday, 9:00-3:00 26thHome Workshop LDS Church, Hollow Way, NC 4th Thursday, 9:00-3:00 26thQuilt Show CommitteeMadelyn Helling Library, NC Wrap Up TBA NA
Guild Meeting Dates May 2016
President’s Message
Dear Fellow Quilters,
It’s interesting the things life hands you. I’m not particularly a religious person but have always thought that things happen for a reason. My life was abruptly changed when my daughter needed emergency brain surgery. While her prognosis is great, others in the hospital at the same time do not have the same prognosis. My daughter is home now involved in a very slow recovery. I certainly thank Vice President Susie Hardy for leading the April general and board meetings, so I could be with my daughter.
And now turning my thoughts toward the 2016 Quilt Show (April 30th and May 1st). It is only a short time away. There will be many beautiful quilts on display. Jeanie Ferguson is the featured quilter and will display a wide variety of her wonderful work. There are always obstacles to overcome with a production of this size. The credit for this being a success belongs to co-chairs Marjorie McConnell and Jeanne Pincha-Tulley. They have done an absolutely fantastic job finding ways to make everything work. Without all of the volunteers there couldn’t be a quilt show, so thank you so much for giving your time to make this one of our best quilt shows ever.
Diane Klose, President
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HOME WORKSHOPS 2016
HOME WORKSHOP/DROP IN AND QUILT May 26 at Latter Day Saints Church Lorna Straka will be teaching her latest quilt square! See a sample at the May 3 Guild meeting. For more information and to sign up please contact Anne Wilson [email protected] or 274-1290. This promises to be a fun day!!! Setup at 9:00 AM, class starts at 9:30 prompt. We end at 3:00PM
To sign up for Home Workshops or if you have any questions, please contact Anne Wilson at [email protected] or 274-1290.
Anne Wilson
Pine Tree Quilt Guild Treasurer’s Report for February 2016
Beginning Balance February 1, 2016 19,583.98
Deposits 1,414.00
Expenses 2,591.75
Checking Balance February 29, 2016 18,406.23
Savings 30,467.23
Quilt Show balance 6,703.78
Total cash February 29, 2016 55,577.24
Guild Challenge 2016
A big THANK YOU to all of you who participated in and/or helped display our Guild Challenge at the March meeting. I really appreciate all your
help. There would not have been a challenge or display without you. The winners were:
Favorite Quilt: Rain Forest Fantasy … by Sharon Kreiss
Best Use of Theme: Rain Forest Fantasy …. by Sharon Kreiss
Best Traditional: Alaska Forest Friends…. by Deborah Remick
Best Appliqué: Tropical Rain Forest All A Bloom …
by Karle deProsse Most Humorous:
Addieland … by Terry McFeely Best Art: TIED
Tropical Rain Forest All A Bloom … by Karle deProsse
Addieland …. by Terry McFeeley
Thanks, Lois Hodges
Pine Tree Quilt Guild Treasurer’s Report for March 2016
Beginning Balance March 1, 2016 18,406.23 Deposits 258.00 Expenses 1,371.76
Checking Balance March 31, 2016 17,292.47
Savings 30,468.78
Quilt Show balance 6,585.03
Total cash March 31, 2016 54,346.28
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QUILT SHOW 2016 NEWS AND NEEDS Some new exhibits and ideas…….
Demonstrations: Saturday 11:00 - 4:00 and Sunday, 11:00 - 3:00, in the CHAPEL, across from Northern Mines building. The latest in techniques, gadgets, and fun with Heidi Emmett, Ginny Lee, Humble Fabrics, Sew N Wild Oaks, and more. Quilter's Math may be standing room only . . .
Five Special Exhibits: Eskaton Quilters (some fabulous beauties here), Forest Fantasy, MAQ, SWAG, and Tuffets.
Quilter's Cafe: A new caterer with wonderful options that meet most dietary needs and our members have donated pies, cakes, and pastries. Credit/debit cards will be accepted so you do not have to choose between eating and supporting Vendors and Country Store.
Scissor Sharpening . . . Bev Sarchett will offer scissor sharpening on Sunday. Drop off your scissors in the morning and pick them up in 15 to 20 minutes, no later than 3:00. This one day special will be offered for $3.00for pinking shears and large scissors and $2.00 for embroidery to dressmaking size. The cost is normally $5.00 for pinking and large scissors and $3.00 for embroidery to dressmaking size. Attach a string tag to each pair with your name and phone number for identification when you pick them up.
Vendors:Altamont Beads Artistic Alchemy Aunt Myra's - door prize Bay Area Comfort Footwear Ben Franklin Broadway Quilts D's Quilting Designs Humble Fabrics - door prize Ladybug Quilts Meissner's - coupon specialModesto Sew 'N Vac . . . special show prices and discounts, free (yep) delivery and pickup/return sewing machine repair within 150 miles (we are 133 miles or less), trade-ins welcome, zero percent interest and financing. will also do repairs "in home" - make it worth while and have several machines serviced in one day. what could be better? Pieces of Love Quilts Rainbow Resource - door prize Sew 'N Wild Oaks Wheyward Girl Creamery
SPECIAL ATTRACTION: Former Guild member Alice Swift Quilts. Alice's partner has generously donated two quilts to be sold at the Quilt Show with proceeds to the Guild. Both quilts are large ~86 x 100, scrappy, and ~90 x 106 with applique. Both are hand quilted. Smaller one is $550.00 / OBO, larger is $650.00 / OBO.
Country Store - 48 vendors promise lots of "stuff" - what one person no longer needs may just be what you are looking for! Not set up for credit or debit cards so keep a check or two or some cash for these purchases.
Notes for Quilters - Did one of the quilts speak to you? The theme? Quilting? Something? Pick up a hot yellow note card at the Information Table and write a message to the quilter.
Not to be forgotten are Basket Raffle, Community Services, Featured Quilter, Hall of Honor, Opportunity Quilt, Silent Auction, Treasure Hunt, and the joy of looking at beautiful quilts. Do not miss the exquisite props made possible by Ruby Foster and Cotton Club Mini-Group.
The Committee Chairs and I are excited to bring you this year's event and look forward to seeing you at the SHOW!
Marjorie McConnellQuilt Show Chair
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Pine Tree Quilt Guild Scholarship
2016 Scholarship Awarded to Anya Steuer
The PTQG Scholarship Committee has met and unanimously agreed to award this year's $1000 scholarship to Anya Steuer, of Bear River High School. We were very impressed with not only her
outstanding academic achievements and numerous volunteer activities, but the personal and artistic goals she has set for herself. In Anya's own words, " I never want my life to be boring or easy or
simple, I want to make it challenging, complicated, and astounding." We are thrilled to support this worthy young woman in achieving these goals and look forward to
meeting her at our June Guild meeting.
2016 Scholarship Committee: Joan Mosley
Ruth Bertaccini Mary Serpa
Donna Switzer
Guild Decals Show your pride in our Guild. Decals will be available at the May meeting. Attach one to your car window or any place else where you can show you belong to
our wonderful community of quilters $3 a piece or 2 for $5
Contact Linda Reeves for more information 478-9243
Quilt Shows
May 13-14, 2016 Roseville Quilt Guild “25 Years of Quilting”Lutheran Church of the Resurrection
6365 Douglas Blvd. Granite Bay, CA 95765Sue Hoffman (916)624-3793 or [email protected]
June 4-5, 2016 Moonlight Quilters of Sonoma County Annual Quilt ShowSanta Rosa Veterans Memorial Building
1351 Maple Ave. Santa Rosa, CA 95404www.mqsc.org
Contact [email protected]
2018 Opportunity Quilt
We are looking for a person or mini group to think of an
idea and take the lead on creating our next Opportunity
Quilt. If you have ideas and are interested, please contact
me.
Thanks,Diane Klose530-401-2578
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Community Services and Drop In and Sew
Please join us at Eskaton Senior Living on the THIRD TUESDAY of each month, 9:00 – 3:00 unless otherwise noted. Eskaton is off of Ridge Road. Take the Gold Flat exit, one mile up the road. There is a sign on the right, then a left turn lane.
COMING SOON ! ! ! FOSTER YOUTH will be graduating in May and we are seeking three or four more teen-age quilts by May 10 for the 2016 graduates. A generous twin or a double size should keep them cozy as they go out on their own. If you would like to make a mesh tote, please let me know and I will have supplies ready. These were a great hit with the “kids” last year and it is a great “twofer” – we can pack the quilt/pillowcase and they have something to tote laundry or other items.
KATHY”S KITS – We have lots of kits – quilts and pillowcases – ready for you to sew. We also have Block Party pieces made from a variety of fun fabric left-overs that will make 10-inch or larger blocks. Simply sew precut pieces together into a block and turn them in to CS. As the finished blocks accumulate they will be assembled into tops for baby, lap, or twin size quilts. How easy is this?
2016 CS DATES – third TUESDAY at ESKATON, 9:00 – 3:00 unless otherwise noted.May 17 June 21 July 19 August 16 September 20 October 18 November 15 December – NO CS
Cannot attend CS Thursday or a Guild meeting? I will deliver a kit, quilt sandwich, or quilts to bind to you to work on at home – call or email me. If you know of someone who needs a quilt, please contact me with the details.
Thank you, Marjorie McConnell
Sandra Bruce Creative Long-Arm QuiltingSANDRA BRUCE, OWNER
116 WEST MAIN STREET 5BGRASS VALLEY, CA
210-9748 or 477-1909
[email protected]/QUILTING
I am a long –arm quilter who specializes in freehand quilting including imagery and “writing” in my stitching. I bring my skills in illustration and lettering to my work.
In my studio in downtown Grass Valley I have a 14 foot long Gammill machine.
I hope you’ll stop by and say hello, see what I’m doing, and consider me for your
next quilting project. I also have postcards and polymer earrings for sale.
Star Designs
STAR STRICKLER, OWNER
10290 SHEKINAH HILL ROADNEVADA CITY, CA 95959
530-277-4327
LONGARMSTARDESIGNS.COM
Star Designs is a longarm quilting business. I hope to help you get a step closer to the completion of your quilt.
Patchwork Star for May 2016 Shelley vonBrincken
“No winter lasts forever.No spring skips its turn.”
Hal Borland
Bringing a tear to her eye, Shelley recounts the awesome relationship she had with her beloved “Daisy”, a beautiful horse, half American saddlebred and half quarter horse. She recounts joyful moments with this very special horse. Awesome trail rides were taken through Pebble Beach and Point Reyes. Her inimitable “Daisy” lived to be 37 years old! Presently, two dogs reside with Shelley and husband, John. One is half Rottweiler and half Australian shepherd and the other a Boston terrier.
With vivacious reds, tawny browns and muted chocolates, Shelley's home is a veritable art gallery. Equine selections by Carmel's Rosamonde and Arizonian Charles Davison with a sprinkling of Tomas' unique metal paintings capture your senses. Indian themes are also represented. Oooohs, aaaahs and wows are unstoppable. Shelley is currently a representative for 17 famed artists, selling in several galleries. She, too, captures your heart with her own paintings of horses. Portraying changing moods and silent reflections, countless canvasses reveal an insatiable appetite for her closeness to the mind and spirit of the beloved horse. They become one.
With a darling petite metal Elna Lotus, circa 1970, Shelley unpretentiously indulges her skills with quilting. The subject? Horses mostly. With a distinct air of sentimentality, Shelley's quilts are mostly medium sized, covering tables, beds, couches or chairs. Traditionally simple, her quilts pack a lot of punch. If there's a pretty horse fabric out there, she's got it! In some, horses are robust and winsome, in others they are celebrating Christmas, in another they depict prized race horse winners. Butternut tans, palomino lights paired with rusty reds convey a happy heart. Shelley's painterly talents and interior design qualifications translate well for her indulgence into the quilt world. Some bunny quilts are sewn for her granddaughter and other child-like themes are sewn for Linus.
Detained by a less-than-inviting visit to the surgeon for a hip replacement, Shelley quips: “Who is gonna sew the binding on this quilt if I die in surgery?” Sandra Bruce is currently working on seven new ones!! As most of us know well, the peacefulness of quilting, the joy of accomplishment, and the passion for process, has allowed each of us to successfully dodge the world's ugly slings and arrows. We denounce the pettiness of life; we underscore the need for sewing time; we endlessly rhapsodize on a quilt's consummate charm.
No one and no obstacle has put Shelley's creativity on a diet. Her quilts have soul. They tell a story and they convey all the matters that matter---for her and for “Daisy”. Jeanie Ferguson Patchwork Star Reporter
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Pine Tree Quilt Guild Board
EXECUTIVE BOARDPresident Diane KloseVice President Susie HardySecretaries Carolyn Christiansen /Sharon EllisorTreasure Pat Gillings
COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONSBinders on hiatusCommunity Service/Drop In Marjorie McConnellComputer Records Ardy TobinEducation Outreach Margaret Boothby/Robin MelloEquipment Mary Serpa/Tamara CookFinance/Audit/Budget Karle deProsseGuild Challenge Lois HodgesHistorian on hiatusHoliday ProgramHome Workshop Anne WilsonHospitality/Mentor Ardy Tobin/Jill SchlageterJamboree Julie Berry/Joan MosleyJuly Picnic openJunior Quilters Robin Mello/Dianne RockwellLibrary on hiatusMarch Mixer Susie HardyMeeting Set-Up The Cook FamilyMembership Marta PriceMini Groups Diane KloseMystery Gift Sophia Day/Nancy HoltzNewsletter Sue MillerOpportunity Quilt 2016 Marjorie McConnellOpportunity Quilt 2016 Marketer Diane KloseOpportunity Quilt 2017 Bent Needles Divas: Lois, Mary,
Trudie Ferraro, Frances O’BrienOpportunity Quilt 2017 Marketer Diane Klose /Mary SerpaPatchwork Star Jeanie FergusonPrograms/NCQC Heidi EmmettPrograms Assistant Raedean KidwellPublicity Joy WaggenerQuarter Yard Club Jane Dunnington/Carolie BrennanQuilt Show Marjorie McConnell/ Jeanne Pincha-TulleySpeaker Workshops Margaret VodickaScholarship Joan MosleyShare and Care Carol GatesShow and Tell Ruth Beraccini/ Sew HappyTreasure Table Sharon Kreiss/Lettie LewisWeb Liaison Ardy Tobin
Board contact information is no
longer published in the newsletter.
Please consult your Membership Roster.
Happy Anniversary!
6 Judy & David Moore 7 Barbara & Bill Ceresa 10 Billie & Keith Miller 15 Jeanne & Jerry Allgood 20 Paula & Mark Michalski 20 Jeanne & Jeff Rupp 22 Trish & Norm Morris-Plise
Share and Care
Do you know someone in the Guild who is under the weather and can use some cheering? Whether it is illness, surgery, or loss of a loved
one, please let me know so an appropriate card can be sent.
Thanks.......
Carol Gates Share and Care Chairperson
[email protected] 273-9359
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Celebrating Milestones!
2016 PTQG Affiliates
Listed below are the Affiliates for 2016. Thank you for supporting our Guild. Look for your business to be highlighted in newsletters in the coming year.
Ben Franklin Crafts & Frames 598 Sutton Way, GV 273-1348 [email protected] Christine Barnes Designs 208 Hill St. GV 273-3970 [email protected] Deby’s Sewing Service 245 E. Main St. GV 274-7906 Fat Lady Singing 14392 Lake Wildwood, PV 432-1646 [email protected] Friends Around The Block 433 Market St. Colusa CA 458-7467 [email protected] Howell’s Sewing and Vacuum 1355 Bowman Rd. Auburn 885-9624 [email protected] Humble Fabrics 103 Argall Way NC 575-9338 [email protected] Precision Quiltworks 18251 Starduster Dr. NC 432-9595 [email protected] Sandra Bruce Creative Longarm 116 W. Main St. GV 210-9748 or 477-1909 [email protected] Star Designs Longarm Quilting 10290 Shekinah Hill Rd. NC 277-4327 Sugar Pine Quilt Shop 452-A S. Auburn St GV 272-5308 [email protected] Sun Forest Quilts 13745 Sun Forest Dr. PV 432-9461 [email protected] Susie Hardy Designs 219 Drummond, NC 478-0223 [email protected]
Happy Birthday!
3 Sharon Kreiss 5 Barbara Ceresa 9 Robin Mello14 Molly Cook16 Edith Gregersen16 Carol Morrow16 Arlene Robertson20 Susan Robertson21 Susan Hopkins23 Frances O’Brien24 Robi Holmen25 Leona Foster30 Sharon Koslosky
Our next meeting is May 3rd, 2016 at 6:30PM. Grass Valley Charter School, Grass Valley
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The Pine Tree Quilt Guild of Nevada County
Send address changes and corrections to: Submit newsletter articles to: PTQG Computer Records Sue Miller, PTQG Newsletter Editor P.O. Box 3133, Grass Valley, CA 95945 [email protected] or contact Computer Records 11255 Banner Mine Way Ardy, 575-8433 Nevada City, CA 95959 530-271-2270 Mail membership forms and dues to: PTQG Membership Newsletter Deadline: 5:00 p.m. the Saturday P.O.Box 3133 immediately following the PTQ Guild’s Board Grass Valley, CA 95945 Meeting on the second Thursday of the month See our web page for membership forms and information:. http://www.pinetreequiltguild.com